Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Cooktown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cooktown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cooktown is located in Lincoln Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln Parish: Bienville, Claiborne, Jackson, Ouachita & Union.
Below are the parishes that are near Cooktown. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cooktown:
- Lincoln Parish (The home parish of Cooktown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Ruston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <2>
- Grambling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
- Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <2>
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Simsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
- Choudrant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <2>
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Cedarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Dubach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
- Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <2>
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Hico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Bienville Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Bryceland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - English
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Bienville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bienville
- Bienville is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bienville <2>
- Gibsland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
- Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <2>
- Mount Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Taylor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Lucky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Burkplace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Claiborne Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Sugar Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
- Weldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Arizona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Summerfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Homer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <2>
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Ansley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
- Cartwright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Eros
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Eros is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <2>
- North Hodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- East Hodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Hodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <2>
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Jonesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Frost Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Indian Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Calhoun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <2>
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Forksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Lapine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Claiborne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - West Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Union Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Downsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Downsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downsville <2>
- Bernice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Bernice is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <2>
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Farmerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerville
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmerville <2>
- Wilhite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Lillie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
- Lillie is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <2>
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
- Spearsville is located in Union Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <2>
- Winn Parish
- Gansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Gansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cooktown, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Cooktown.
Newspapers Published in Cooktown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cooktown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cooktown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cooktown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cooktown:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.la.gov/HistoricalResources//Historical Resources/
- Pages specific to Lincoln Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Bienville Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Claiborne Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jackson Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ouachita Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winn Parish
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bienville Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Lincoln Parish
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Louisiana
- Cemeteries of Lincoln Parish
Cemeteries Near Cooktown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cooktown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cooktown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Traveler Cemetery
- Riser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riser Cemetery
- McGloughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGloughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGloughlin Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery
- Gullat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gullat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullat Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Longstraw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longstraw Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colvin Cemetery
- Trussell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussell Cemetery
- Longstraw Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Cooktown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cooktown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cooktown, with the one closest to Cooktown listed first.
- Ruston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <2>
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Simsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <2>
- Choudrant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <2>
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Cedarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Knowles ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Averit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - D'Arbonne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cooktown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cooktown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cooktown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooktown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cooktown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5510, Longitude: -92.6571 In this case, the coordinates for Cooktown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cooktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |